Put the lamb in a large pot, cover with water and bring to the boil. Skim off any brown foam. Add the barley, peas, carrots, onions, celery, swede, thyme, bay leaf and season with salt & pepper. Bring back to boil. Turn the heat down to a low simmer and cook for 1½ hour. Add cabbage and leeks and cook another 15 – 20 minutes. Enjoy!!!!!

I love this cake. Snickers cake – it is sweet, nutty, creamy and the best part one layer have CARAMEL.

Ingredients:

For the creamy filling

500 ml whole milk

120 g caster sugar

2 tbsp custard powder ( i have used Polish ), creamy

1½ tbsp plain flour

1½ potato flour

30 g vanilla sugar

250 g butter

For the topping

300 g walnuts, roughly chopped

100 g sugar

120 g butter

2 tbsp honey

For the cake:

600 g plain flour

200 g butter, cubed

120 g sugar

2 egg yolks

2 eggs

3 tbsp whole milk

3 tbsp honey

2 tsp soda

1 tbsp white vinegar

510 g tin caramel

Method:

For the creamy filling: pour 250 ml milk to sauce pan, add sugar and vanilla sugar. In a big cup mix 250 ml milk with custard powder, plain flour and potato flour. Milk in pan bring to boil then add milk with flour. Mix all the time until thick. Leave to cool completely. In a mixing bowl cream butter until pale and fluffy. Then add 1 tbsp at a time of the cooled mixture, mix until well combined. Leave for later.

Preheat the oven to 180 °C.

For the cake: put to the large mixing bowl everything except soda and vinegar. In a cup mix soda with vinegar and add to the other ingredients. Mix everything to make a dough. Divide into 3. Prepare 3 equal baking papers. Roll out the dough 20 x 30 cm each. Bake the dough for 15 minutes. Third dough leave for later.

For the topping: in a frying pan melt butter, sugar and honey. Add the walnuts and cook on a low heat about 2 minutes. Pour this hot mixture on third dough and bake for 15-20 minutes. Leave to cool.

On first cake spread the creamy filling. On top put second cake. Then spread the caramel and cover with cake with walnuts. Cover and leave to soften for few hours. Chill in the fridge. Enjoy!!!!!